Subdivision name is a real stinker

Published: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 4:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 at 12:00 a.m.

To The Editor: If you're driving on U.S. 64 toward Chimney Rock, you'll notice an explosion of new developments, many with proud majestic names like "Vistas at Blacksmith Mountain," "Tall Timbers" and many more.

What is troubling to me is the Habitat for Humanity development (next to the proposed site of the Edneyville Community Center) called "Shuey Knolls."

What a stinker of a name. There is nothing grand, noble or inspiring about the name "Shuey Knolls." It brings images of faulty sewage systems, massive manure piles and odorous pig lagoons.

It is the great American dream to be able to afford your own home, and Habitat for Humanity has helped a lot of people realize this dream. Then some lackluster developer with a strong creative deficiency gives their dreams this stinker of a name -- "Shuey Knolls." This will be a mammoth embarrassment to the homeowners and anyone living nearby that has to use "Shuey Knolls" as a directional landmark.

Someone please help these new taxpaying homeowners with a better name for their development. Many cites and urban areas have sign ordinances -- this one is definitely a violator.

<p>To The Editor: If you're driving on U.S. 64 toward Chimney Rock, you'll notice an explosion of new developments, many with proud majestic names like "Vistas at Blacksmith Mountain," "Tall Timbers" and many more.</p><!-- Nothing to do. The paragraph has already been output --><p>What is troubling to me is the Habitat for Humanity development (next to the proposed site of the Edneyville Community Center) called "Shuey Knolls."</p><p>What a stinker of a name. There is nothing grand, noble or inspiring about the name "Shuey Knolls." It brings images of faulty sewage systems, massive manure piles and odorous pig lagoons.</p><p>It is the great American dream to be able to afford your own home, and Habitat for Humanity has helped a lot of people realize this dream. Then some lackluster developer with a strong creative deficiency gives their dreams this stinker of a name -- "Shuey Knolls." This will be a mammoth embarrassment to the homeowners and anyone living nearby that has to use "Shuey Knolls" as a directional landmark.</p><p>Someone please help these new taxpaying homeowners with a better name for their development. Many cites and urban areas have sign ordinances -- this one is definitely a violator.</p><p>Seth Weaver</p><p>Hendersonville</p>